(1 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 1 May 2024
1. Alvin Bragg walking to podium and camera zooms in
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney:
"Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. I know I saw some of you a short while ago, in the court appearance for people versus Harvey Weinstein. You know, we are moving forward in that matter, we intend to retry it. And for those of you who are in court, saw that, the court set sort of a window, for a trial in the, in the, in the fall. So we are already moving forward with that matter. Having conversations with survivors, centering their well-being and pursuing justice."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney:
"So I’m not going to here know what I talk about conversations that I’ve had with survivors. But I would point you to the court proceedings today, where, one of the survivors was acknowledged, was in the courtroom, and, there were things put on the record about, about, her specifically and sort of, I won’t go beyond the court record, but, we are doing here what we do in, you know, all of our matters, which is focus on our survivors, center them. And as it was said in court. We are, planning to proceed to trial in early September."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney:
"So, you know, the Court of Appeals decision certainly restricts us from using evidence that was used last time. But, to be clear, we, believe that we have a strong case. And again, I refer you to the court proceedings when excerpts from the Court of Appeals decision, were read about, witness’s testimony and how it was unequivocal. And so we look forward to, having a new day in court, and the court of Appeals decision not being the last word of chapter on this."
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STORYLINE:
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.
"We are moving forward in that matter, we intend to retry it." said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a Wednesday news conference.
"To be clear, we, believe that we have a strong case," added Bragg.
In the New York case that is now overturned, Weinstein was convicted of rape in the third degree for an attack on aspiring actor Mann in 2013, and of forcing himself on a TV and film production assistant, Mimi Haley, in 2006. Weinstein had pleaded not guilty and maintained any sexual activity was consensual.
Weinstein was also convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and is still sentenced to another 16 years in prison in California.
On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals vacated his conviction in a 4-3 decision, erasing his 23-year prison sentence, after concluding a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to what he was charged with.
The ruling shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the era of #MeToo, a movement that ushered in a wave of sexual misconduct claims in Hollywood and beyond.
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